January — June 2016

Spam / Scam number check sites:

Spam? Have you received a phone call from what you believe is a spam, scam, telemarketing, phishing/vishing or robo-call number? I check suspected numbers at the two following sites and report to NoMoRobo and the federal Do Not Call list.

And, yes, my phone number has been on the Do Not Call list for quite some time: Registered on July 15, 2005.

@ 3:13 pm — 1-714-183-0413 — CID: Name Unavailabl
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-183-0413 — ‘183’ number is invalid — (“Caller ID: NAME NOT FOUND Machine answered and male said his name was Lou from H-Vac Service Center, a local heating and air conditioning company. He hung up after no response. Call center background noise.”)

5.4.16

@ 2:22 pm — 1-714-465-1105 — Huntington B CA (Blocked)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-465-1105 (“Clown Construction calling again after I called their main office and told them never to call again.
I will now be seeking legal procedure against them, as I have recordings and documentation showing every call they have made to me and a recording of my discussion with them requesting them never to call again.”)

4.28.16

@ 1:18 pm — 1-442-243-5050 — CID: 4422435050 (Reported to NoMoRobo)http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-442-243-5050 (“Phone said from California Pal. No message left but check with your local police department. The local police here told me that they do not make calls asking for money to support kids activities or leagues. I just hang up on such calls.”)
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-442-243-5050 (Flagged as Extortion – Local Access Landline – Victorville, CA – 13 spamreports)

4.26.16

@ 4:26 pm — 1-714-784-0576 — CID: Brea CA (11th call – Still Blocked)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-784-0576/3 (“Kept the idiot woman on the line for almost 10 min – Love wasting their time”)
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-714-784-0576 (Flagged as Telemarketer – Vail Lab VoIP – Brea, CA – “I have been getting calls from Lakewood Builders since July of 2015-the company does not exist and they call my work phone, they also go by Family Builders and In and Out Builders. They will not provide a business address when I ask for one. ” – 61 spam reports)

4.20.16

@ 11:24 am — 1-714-831-5680 — CID: Brea CA (Blocked)

@ 11:09 am — 1-714-465-1103 — CID: Huntington B CA (Blocked)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-465-1103 (“714-465-1103…Triangle Home Center…Changed their name to protect their stupidity. I thought I had these idiots blocked but they keep spoofing numbers. I asked where they are located and they said Culver City, well Culver City is not a 714 area code. That is why I answered, I’m in the 714 area code.”)

@ 10:56 am — 1-714-784-0576 — CID: 7147840576 (Blocked)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-784-0576/3 (“Call was from a male an appointment setter for home improvement services. Caller seemed to think it was appropriate to mock my speech impediment.”)
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-714-784-0576 (Flagged as Telemarketer – Vail Lab VoIP – Brea, CA – “Very pushy wouldn’t take no for an answer. Air Duct clearing not on Yelp or company not listed on BBB as indicated. Call back number different than caller ID. ” – 61 spam reports)

@ 9:25 am — 1-714-831-5960 — CID: Brea CA (Blocked)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-831-5960 (“Name unavailable. Claims to be a home repair co and says he spoke with me a few months ago about repairs. We are in the business of home repairs, and have contractors…why oh why would I ever say I wanted his help. Lies and scammes.”)
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-714-831-5960 (Flagged as Scam Or Fraud – Twilio VoIP – Brea, CA – 3 spam reports)

4.17.16 — Sunday

@12:10 pm — 1-714-784-0576 — Caller ID: Brea CA (9th call – still blocked)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-784-0576/3
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-714-784-0576 (“I have been getting calls from Lakewood Builders since July of 2015-the company does not exist and they call my work phone, they also go by Family Builders and In and Out Builders. They will not provide a business address when I ask for one. ” – 61 spam reports)

@ 12:00 noon — 1-510-830-1359 — Caller ID: unknown (called my wife’s cell phone)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-510-830-1359/2 (“It was Julie from the Rewards Redemption Center who transferred me to Lisa from Customer Rewards who transferred me to Jackie who wanted to lower my credit card rate who transferred me to Rhonda who said I was eligible for a Life Alert who transferred me to “John” fro windows who said I had a virus on my computer who transferred me to “Agent Johnson” from the IRS who said I had back taxes due, but if I paid today with a Green Dot card the US Marshall won’t arrest me…it is my lucky day!”)
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-510-830-1359 (Neutral Tandem VoIP – Oakland, CA – 284 spam reports)

@ 9:21 am — 1-714-465-1105 — Caller ID: Huntington B CA — (8th call)http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-465-1105 (“It’s none other than Crown Construction again, with another phony name to try and recover a better reputation. As you can see, they just keep spoofing newer numbers one digit up from the old ones they used before.
Set your blocker to block 714-465-11** and it should take care of them at least for the next year.
(714) 465-1102 Crown Construction
(714) 465-1103 Crown Construction
(714) 465-1104 Home Center
(714) 465-1105 Triangle Home Services”)

4.12.16

@ 6:46 — 1-714-215-9017 — Caller ID: V41218461604106http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-215-9017/2
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-714-215-9017
Just like the other day: two calls – two different Caller IDs. PRODUCT SERVICE & V41218461604106

@ 12:17 pm — 1-732-226-8887 — Caller ID: Keyport NJCaller left no message — I’ve received several calls from 1-732-226-8884 w/ Caller IDs of Keyport NJ and SISTERHOOD and assume this is the same robo-spam-type call.

4.8.16

@ 1:06 pm — 1-304-743-8823 — Caller ID: 3047438823http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-304-743-8823/25 (25 pages of complaints)
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-304-743-8823 (“I am 45. I said the term “computer” was too generic and fishy. Their comment was that they received reports from my computer and that they were responding to fix the issues with Windows. I said if that was so, they would know what kind of computer I had. I have all Macs. No Windows here. (Dumbass.) Goodbye.” – Flagged as Scam Or Fraud – Kenneth D Brown – Frontier Communications Oration Landline – Milton, WV – 1478 spam reports)

@ 9:58 am — 1-914-499-3484 — Caller ID: 19144993484http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-914-499-3484/5 (5 pages of complaints)
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-914-499-3484 (“Why is someone in New York calling to clean carpets in Texas? They must think we are fools like them. They probably expect us to vote for Trump or Hillary too! Good Grief!!!!!” – Flagged as Scam Or Fraud – Onvoy VoIP – Armonk, NY – 403 spam reports)

3.31.16

@ 4:27 pm — 1-714-465-1104 — Caller ID: Huntington B CAhttp://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-465-1104/2 (“These clowns are still at it with the ever-changing business names. Today it was Mayflower Home Improvement. Here’s an extract from my Telemarketer Log. Notice that they are using a series of phone numbers and a different name virtually every time they call
(714) 465-1102 Crown Construction
(714) 465-1103 Crown Construction
(714) 465-1104 Home Center
(714) 465-1105 Triangle Home Services”)

3.29.16

@ 7:16 pm — 1-213-358-2755 — Caller ID: 12133582755 (STEER DAVIES according to some complaints on 800notes)http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-213-358-2755/4
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-213-358-2755 — “We did not find a match.” — Number does not exist.

@ 9:25 am — 1-714-465-1103 — Caller ID: Huntington B CA — repeated calls from -1102, -1103, and -1105 — all blocked
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-465-1103 (“Called really early but the blocker only gave them one ring! This outfit has been a pest for months. They also call from these numbers constantly: (714) 465-1102, (714) 465-1104, (714) 465-4140, (714) 465-6102, (714) 473-3108”)

@ 3:47 pm — 1-714-465-1102 — Caller ID: Huntington B CAhttp://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-714-465-1102 (Owner’s name hidden by Whitepages for privacy reasons – Owner is based in Huntington Beach, CA – Landline – MCImetro Access Transmission Services)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-465-1102 (“These guys are back using a number that they haven’t used for about 6 months. Same people using different names. Here is a list of a block of numbers they are using to put into your blockers. Notice the (714) 465-11** series is the latest that they are using, so simply do a global block of 714-465-11** to eliminate these pests for a while.

@ 11:49 am — 1-888-363-5557 — Caller ID: 18883635557http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-363-5557/3 (3 pages of complaints)
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-888-363-5557 (“Caller ID identifies number as Aqua Systems. Do not answer as call is not legitimate. Though I’ve not answered, they continue to call repeatedly throughout the day and evening.” – 12 spamreports)

@ 10:10 am — 1-720-440-5830 — Caller ID: LOCAL RANKINGhttp://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-720-440-5830 (“Morons did not change their number! Called me about carpet cleaning today, and a few days ago about unpaid taxes! Did not know IRS was into carpet cleaning business. I hope they pay their taxes on time.”)
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-720-440-5830 (Flagged as Telemarketer – Onvoy VoIP – Denver, CO – 246 spam reports)

3.16.16

3.15.16

@ 1:36 pm — 1-714-178-5698 — Caller ID: Name Unavailablhttp://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-178-5698
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-714-1785698 (The subscriber number for the given number is invalid.)

@ 12:10 pm — 1-714-784-0576 — Caller ID: Brea CAhttp://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-714-784-0576 — (Flagged as Scam Or Fraud – Level 3 Communications VoIP – Brea, CA – 38 spam reports)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-784-0576/2 — (“These guys constantly call with a different name every time, such as Triangle Home Improvements, Crown Construction, Clearview Home Improvements, Solid Home Center, California Design Center, Anaheim Home Center, etc.
They use various numbers, but the voice on the end always seems to be the same person.”)

2.3.16

1-424-217-7870 — Caller ID: 14242177870http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-424-217-7870 — (left automated message on how to reduce your electric bill — telemarketer – Onvoy VoIP)
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-424-217-7870 — (“A robocall from this El Segundo VOIP number was received today. When the call rolled to voice mail, the caller spewed forth with a pre-recorded message touting an electric energy savings program. Amazingly, the voice and the message were identical to a call received on January 20 from a Moorpark VOIP number, (805) 222-4634. Could this be the same robocaller now using a new number to cover his tracks? Or are there multiple robocallers running the same electric energy scam with the same recorded message? It seems the scam artists will go to great lengths in their search for victims.”)

1.27.16

1-845-335-1907 — Caller ID: Garrison NYhttp://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-845-335-1907
http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-845-335-1907 – (Flagged as Identity Theft– 133 spam reports – Conversent Communications Landline – Garrison, NY – “They were going to send me a medical alert system. When I acted excited and asked them to send several as I was probably going to fall down the stairs, in the parking lot, in the shower, etc., they knew I “had their number” and hung up. I called the number back and got this message: You have reached a non-working number. Really??? How surprising! IDIOTS”)